purling

Definition of purlingnext
present participle of purl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purling
Verb
  • After weeks of romance rumors swirling on social media, Batula and Wilson addressed the fan speculation in their joint Instagram statement.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • So much so, in fact, that rumors began swirling after the Bully leaks that Ye had been using AI to construct the album.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In practice, this means a madhouse of multimedia rooms, packed with gurgling videos and useless machines and humanoid bodies.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • When the first hook comes back around after Earl’s slinky verse, Niontay’s staccato punchlines lose all shape and melt into a putty of wordless, gurgling melody.
    Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Conflict in the Middle East is rippling through the oil industry and into consumer goods, with analysts warning bottled water prices could rise in the coming months.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The rise in oil prices is rippling through the US economy and driving up costs for many small business owners.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The ballet flat trend has been bubbling away for a few years, with cult labels like Comme des Garçons, Maison Margiela, Lemaire, and Bode releasing versions as early as 2021, beloved by fashion-forward arty types who’d pair them with shredded jeans or baggy shorts.
    Jack Stanley, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Bake on lower rack until sauce is bubbling, 13 to 15 minutes.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The notes bounced over the lapping water, and people’s voices came in fragments.
    Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And nothing compares to waking up beside Alice Lake, where sunrise casts the 9,899-foot El Capitan in pale honey light—an image almost perfectly mirrored in gently lapping water below.
    Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After Blakes lost the ball dribbling toward the basket for what would have been a tying shot, the Commodores had to foul three times just to get Notre Dame to the free-throw line.
    Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
    Ryan Brennan March 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal scoop also detailed how AI evangelism from the top was trickling into every corner of the workforce, with performance reviews now evaluating how employees use AI tools.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The thinking was that tax cuts, deregulation and other breaks would encourage businesses to invest, with the benefits trickling down to workers and the economy overall.
    Robert Burgess, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • An employee put on gloves without washing their hands first, some food in the display case didn’t have a time stamp and mouse droppings were found in the restroom.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • An employee was washing and rinsing dishes.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Purling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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